Feds to carpet picturesque California islands with nearly 3,000 pounds of rodent poison

The federal government will carpet bomb the Farallon Islands, off the coast of California, with poison in an unprecedented effort to control the mouse population.

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday gave the plan the go-ahead with a 5-3 vote, according to SFGate.

However, the roughly 3,000 pounds of poison will not be dropped for roughly two more years under the plan proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to The Associated Press.

The mouse problem has been discussed for years, and the population of mice has increased while humans have debated with what to do — to the point where the critters are “just covering the ground,” said Pete Warzybok, Farallon Islands program leader for Point Blue Conservation Science research institute, SFGate reported.

“During this time period, the island is riddled with mouse burrows. There are times when you walk outside, and you actually see the ground undulating as the mice are running about below the surface. Quite frankly, it’s a horrifying sight. It’s like something right out of a horror movie,” he explained. – READ MORE